Kennedy has covered everything from the death of pop titan Whitney Houston to hip-hop homophobia to the resurgence of boybands and female emcees. As for interviews, he has sat down with some of music's biggest players including Sean "Diddy" Combs, Carrie Underwood, Chris Brown, Brandy, Nas, Drake, Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Sam Smith, Usher, TLC, T.I., Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne.

An Ohio native, he earned a Bachelor's Degree of Arts in Journalism from The Ohio State University, where he was a founding member of the campus chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists. He was honored by the University of Southern California's Black Student Association for his contributions to journalism.

In 2012, he was named Emerging Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists and in 2014 the Advocate featured Kennedy in its annual 40 Under 40 list.

Kennedy has covered everything from the death of pop titan Whitney Houston to hip-hop homophobia to the resurgence of boybands and female emcees. As for interviews, he has sat down with some of music's biggest players including Sean "Diddy" Combs, Carrie Underwood, Chris Brown, Brandy, Nas, Drake, Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Sam Smith, Usher, TLC, T.I., Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne.

An Ohio native, he earned a Bachelor's Degree of Arts in Journalism from The Ohio State University, where he was a founding member of the campus chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists. He was honored by the University of Southern California's Black Student Association for his contributions to journalism.

In 2012, he was named Emerging Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists and in 2014 the Advocate featured Kennedy in its annual 40 Under 40 list.

Appearances

Gerrick D. Kennedy has been a guest on a slew of TV, cable and radio programs including "The Today Show," "Dateline," "20/20," "The Michael Eric Dyson Show," "AirTalk with Larry Mantle." He has also made appearances on NBC, CNN, MSNBC, Revolt TV, Fuse and sat on a number of panels.